TY - JOUR AU - KHENTHAPHAK, Sophanat AU - JULEANG, Pakorn AU - WONSAWAT, Wanida AU - CHAILAPAKUL, Orawon AU - PUNRAT, Eakkasit PY - 2023/03/28 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Development of inexpensive device for methanol detection in hand sanitizer gel using manganese-doped zinc sulfide quantum dots modified by N-methylpolypyrrole JF - Journal of Metals, Materials and Minerals JA - J Met Mater Miner VL - 33 IS - 1 SE - Original Research Articles DO - 10.55713/jmmm.v33i1.1597 UR - https://jmmm.material.chula.ac.th/index.php/jmmm/article/view/1597 SP - 82-88 AB - <p>A method for methanol detection by an inexpensive device using a nanomaterial modified by N-methylpolypyrrole (NMPPY) has been developed. Manganese-doped zinc sulfide quantum dots (Mn/ZnS-QDs) were synthesized and then characterized by a fluorescence spectrophotometer to study their spectroscopic properties. Mn/ZnS-QDs were modified with NMPPy and studied by digital-image colorimetry to optimize conditions for methanol detection. A 2 mL of 3000 mg∙L<sup>–1</sup> Mn/ZnS-QDs modified with 300 μL of 1000 mg∙L<sup>-1</sup> of NMPPy was chosen to be a detecting reagent for methanol determination. Under the optimum conditions, the linear range was found to be 2%v/v to 50%v/v of methanol with R-square of 0.9434 and the sensitivity of 3.569 ´ 10<sup>–3 </sup>(%v/v)<sup>-1</sup>, whilst the limit of detection (LOD) was 19.5%v/v. The selectivity of this method was also studied with several solvents; it was proven selective for methanol. Furthermore, a prototype device with simple and inexpensive has been created. The analytical performances were studied; the linearity of methanol detection was found in the range of 20%v/v to 80%v/v with R-square of 0.9918 and the sensitivity of 3.38 ´ 10<sup>-3</sup> (%v/v)<sup>-1</sup>. Finally, the newly developed device was applied to analyze samples of hand sanitizer gel by digital-image colorimetry with acceptable results.</p> ER -